The Most Famous

ATHLETES from Fiji

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This page contains a list of the greatest Fijian Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 7 of which were born in Fiji. This makes Fiji the birth place of the 117th most number of Athletes behind Namibia, and French Guiana.

Top 7

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Fijian Athletes of all time. This list of famous Fijian Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Joseph Amoah (b. )

With an HPI of 30.24, Joseph Amoah is the most famous Fijian Athlete.  Their biography has been translated into 4 different languages on wikipedia.

Joseph Amoah may refer to: Joseph Amoah (footballer, born 1981), Ghana-born Liberian football player Joseph Amoah (footballer, born 1994), Ghanaian football player Joseph Amoah (sprinter) (born 1997), Ghanaian sprinter Joseph Amoah (footballer, born 2002), Ghanaian football player

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2. Semi Radradra (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 29.87, Semi Radradra is the 2nd most famous Fijian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 11 different languages.

Semi Radradra Turagasoli-Waqavatu (born 13 June 1992) is a Fijian professional rugby union and rugby league footballer. He currently plays rugby union for the French club Lyon and the Fiji national team. Nicknamed 'Semi Trailer', Radradra has played primarily as a wing in both codes. He played for Fiji in sevens (rugby union) in 2011, then began his professional career playing rugby league for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. He played international rugby league for Fiji and Australia. He is a rare dual-code double international as he has played international rugby league for 2 nations as well as playing international rugby union for Fiji. He changed codes from rugby league to rugby union when he transferred to French club Toulon in 2017, before moving to Bordeaux Bègles in 2018. He made his international debut for Fiji in 2018 and played in the 2019 Rugby World Cup. On 27 November 2019, it was announced he would be joining Bristol Bears ahead of the 2020/21 season. On 10 February 2023, Bristol Bears announced that Radradra would be leaving at the end of his three-year contract to join Lyon.

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3. Banuve Tabakaucoro (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 18.98, Banuve Tabakaucoro is the 3rd most famous Fijian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 7 different languages.

Ratu Banuve Lalabalavu Tabakaucoro (born 4 September 1992 in Suva) is a Fijian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. He is the national record holder in the men's 100 m and 200 m for Fiji.

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4. Meli Derenalagi (b. 1998)

With an HPI of 18.81, Meli Derenalagi is the 4th most famous Fijian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 8 different languages.

Ratu Meli Derenalagi (born 26 November 1998) is a forward in the Fiji national rugby sevens team. Derenalagi is well known for his offloading ability. His uncles Semisi Naevo, Apenisa Naevo and father Ratu Vuniani Derenalagi have also played for Fiji in rugby sevens. Currently plays for the Fijian Drua in the Super Rugby Pacific and has also being named for the Flying Fijians team for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

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5. Kalione Nasoko (b. 1990)

With an HPI of 18.59, Kalione Nasoko is the 5th most famous Fijian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 7 different languages.

Kalione Nasoko (born 2 December 1990) is the current captain of the Fiji national rugby sevens team to the 2018 Oceania Sevens Championship and the 2018 Dubai Sevens. Nasoko was awarded player of the final at the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens Tournament where Fiji beat the South Africa Sevens Team 22-0. Nasoko made his debut for Fiji at the 2016 Dubai Sevens.

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6. Sally Yee (b. 2001)

With an HPI of 6.95, Sally Yee is the 6th most famous Fijian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 3 different languages.

Sally Yee (born April 10, 2001) is a Fijian table tennis player who represented Fiji at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She also competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event. She won 3 silver medals and a bronze at the 2019 Pacific Games.

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7. Amenoni Nasilasila (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 1.00, Amenoni Nasilasila is the 7th most famous Fijian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 1 different languages.

Amenoni Nasilasila (born 8 February 1992) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He had played for the Fiji sevens team. Nasilasila made his debut for Fiji 7s at the 2014 Dubai Sevens.

People

Pantheon has 7 people classified as Fijian athletes born between 1990 and 2001. Of these 7, 7 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Fijian athletes include Joseph Amoah, Semi Radradra, and Banuve Tabakaucoro. As of April 2024, 7 new Fijian athletes have been added to Pantheon including Joseph Amoah, Semi Radradra, and Banuve Tabakaucoro.

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